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Value Variable copula
Language:
Angolar
Parameter:
Predicative noun phrases
References
Maurer 1995
: 92ff.
Examples
Ê pisikarô.
Ê
he
pisikarô.
fisherman
He is a fisherman.
See
Maurer 1995
: 94
Anton alê
tha
futarô.
Anton
then
alê
king
tha
cop
futarô.
thieve
Then it is the king who is the thief.
French:
Alors, le voleur, c'est le roi.
See
Maurer 1995
: 162
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